augie wrote: ↑Thu Jun 24, 2021 3:53 pmStuartL wrote: ↑Tue Jun 22, 2021 4:10 pmIt’s more likely it’s down to EUFA and their big corporate sponsors.nut flush gooner wrote: ↑Tue Jun 22, 2021 3:20 pmI see Boris is allowing 60,000 into Wembley for the semi-final and final of the Euros. But you cant have 30 at a wedding.
It's ok lets not blame the government for creating another high risk environment, its down to the thousands of football fans that will turn up.
I don’t need anyone advising me that mixing with hundreds or thousands of people, whether it be at an airport, hotel, stadium, train, is taking a risk.
UK Government could have said NO
For most of us it is high time the countries opened back up properly - for over 12 months we were told that we had to be patient and wait for the vaccines and that is what we have done. All along the governments and health authorities have acknowledged that the vaccines will NOT stop the spread of the virus but will lessen the effects of it, so why then is everyone having a meltdown cos of the numbers rising again ? There are going to be peaks and troughs with this disease so accept it and move along instead of scaremongering and spreading panic to people who have been through enough.
Re the uefa final's decision, the uk government cannot have double standards - if they are willing to let a near capacity attendance at wembley for those games, then they need to take the shackles off for uk residents in everyday life
What constitutes every day life ?
I have worked through all of “lockdown” all be it from home for the majority of the time.
I have been to the supermarket every week to buy food shopping, I wear a mask and spray my hands and trolley with the gel provided, I do the scan as you go option and just pay at the end.
I have this week been away on the Norfolk coast, ate in cafe and pub with no hassle - table service, tap your card to pay, all very efficient.
The only things that I can’t yet do that used to do is see a band in a pub, or go to a proper gig or a football match at a a stadium.
But I agree Augie that allowing 60,000 people in close proximity is madness and is certainly double standards
If a footballer can get it, who is regularly tested and supposedly in a secure bubble with strict hygiene protocol then this virus is going to get quite a few of the 60,000 singing, shouting, spitting all over each other.